By Bob Blandeburgo Associate Editor Money Morning Is General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) poised to be the next U.S. player scuttled by the worldwide credit crisis? Or is the onetime-bellwether conglomerate on track for a major corporate turnaround – the kind of rebound that will restore the company's global muscle while providing investors with a […]
Archives for July 2009
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Yahoo Deal Could Give Microsoft's Bing the Boost it Needs to Compete with Google
By Bob Blandeburgo Associate Editor Money Morning After months of negotiations, Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) finally formed a search partnership, which could give Microsoft's newly launched Bing the lift it needs to compete with market leader Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG). "The reason the deal happened now is the recent success […]
Will Citigroup Lose its Top Energy Trader?
By Jason Simpkins Managing Editor Money Morning With a deadline looming for financial firms that received government bailout funds to submit their 2009 compensation plans to Treasury Department's pay czar, there's a possibility that Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) will lose the head of its secretive and extremely profitable energy trading arm. The Wall Street Journal […]
The Three Triggers of the Global Gold Bubble
By Peter Krauth Contributing Editor Money Morning As you review your investment portfolio to size up your current exposure to gold, keep one key point in mind: When it comes to profits, there's no rush like a speculative gold rush. And that's just what we have at hand. Inflationary fears are on the march the […]
How to Use the Internet to Find a New Job
[Editor's Note: The latest in an occasional series that looks at unique career strategies for navigating the jobless recovery.] Most everyone's probably heard the saying: "You can find anything you want on the Internet." We're here to tell you that this bit of wisdom is true. It even includes jobs. But as is the case […]
How to Stand Out in Cyberspace
Money Morning Staff Reports Whether you have a job and are seeking a new one, or are out of work and need to find gainful employment again, the Internet provides some real advantages for those who know how to maximize its benefits. Here are some key considerations: Interviews Are the Second Impression: It used to […]
Investment News Briefs
With our investment news briefs, Money Morning provides investors with a quick overview of the most important investing news stories from all around the world. Verizon Lays Off 8,000 as Profit Sinks 21%; Bulls Run in Monday Markets; SEC Seeks to Limit "Naked Shorting;" New Single-Family Home Sales Rise in June; Oil Rises 1.4%; Deutsche […]
With Dollar Weak, Foreign Debt Could Be a Smart Bet
By Bob Blandeburgo Associate Editor Money Morning With domestic interest rates hovering around zero, is it time for debt investors to look beyond U.S. borders? Issues of foreign bonds are at their highest levels since they were first tracked almost 50 years ago, thanks to the higher yields found in such emerging markets as China, […]
Hot Stocks: Barnes & Noble Attempts to Stave Off Extinction by Butting Into the E-Book Market
By Jason Simpkins Managing EditorMoney Morning MP3 and audio downloads wreaked havoc on the music industry, siphoning revenue away from record labels and driving many traditional brick-and-mortar music retailers out of business. Now, publishers and retail bookstores are standing at the precipice of a similar fate as digital readers – like Amazon.com Inc.'s (Nasdaq: AMZN) […]
Buy, Sell or Hold: The Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) Shows Why a Good Defense is Often the Best Offense
In an earnings season that has seen a lot of positive results – as well as a few equally disquieting surprises – it may be a good time to load up on a solid, defensive stock like The Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG). In the period between last October and March 29, when the […]